Could I have asked for anything better? The two most despised teams of any true Baltimore fan lose in dramatic fashion in week 13 of the 2009 NFL season. When the headline for the espn article giving the recap of the game is titled "Steelers D Melts in Pittsburgh" you know it's going to be fun to read. I'm not sure which team I like to see lose more, the Steelers or the Redskins. Enough of the trash talk though, let's actually analyzethese games. I'm not quite sure which type of attitude the patrons of the Redskins had entering week 13. My friends that are Skins fans seemed pretty intense upon the fact that they would somehow beat the 12-0 undeafeated New Orleans Saints. I mean, just beacuse an analyst projected that the Colts and the Saints could be upset this week does not mean that your sub .500 team is going to win. They did provide a hopeful chance for a win but their kicker shattered their hopes with a missed kick from inside the 40 yard line. I had been watching this game on T.V. until I saw that the Redskins were looking as if they were going to win. I did not find out until today (Monday) that the skins actually lost this game.
The Steelers game was also another interesting match. I did not catch the game until into the fourth quarter when Gradowski for the Raiders did the two minute drill to win the game 27-24. Whether or not the Steeler's D can be completely be blamed for this loss is another issue. It is comical to me to see that the Raiders were averaging just 9.5 points a game in their past 10 games and somehow manage to put up 27 points against Pittsburgh on the road. Prior to this game Pittsburgh had the #3 ranked defense in the NFL, not so much anymore. This seems to contradict the ever so wise Mike Tomlin's comments that the Steelers would be unleashing hell in December. It was a great nfl weekend.
The Redskins played quite well even though they lost, more impressively than the Patriots in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteI think the Steelers are getting a taste of their own medicine. Last year, they would somehow win in the last minute and this year, it's the opposite.
ReplyDeleteRedskins never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity. I called the Campbell interception, Landry getting burned, and the Suisham blown field goal. They have got to be one of the worst teams in the league despite what their record shows. I mean come on. They lost to the Lions.
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